“I defend the Tenderloin as one of the last enclaves of working class and poor people in the city."

— Jesse Johnson, Skywatchers Ensemble member

From Containment to Expansion

Performance Film (2021)

A multidisciplinary work that weaves story and song with Gullah stick pounding, a rhythmic language of resistance and celebration. This work heralds a future in which we celebrate, illuminate, and amplify what is powerful and unique in our most disinvested neighborhood.

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